taraṇa

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Pali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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tar +‎ -ana

Noun

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taraṇa n

  1. crossing over, traversing
    • c. 500 AD, Dhatumañjusa; republished in Dines Andersen & Helmer Smith, The Pāli Dhātupāṭha and the Dhātumañjūsā, Copenhagen: Andr. Fred. Host & son, 1921, page 36:
      62. Tara taraṇasmiṃ thara santharaṇe
      bhara bharaṇasmiṃ phara sampharaṇe
      sara gati-cintā-hiṃsā-sadde
      phura calanādo hara haraṇamhi
      62. Tar for crossing, thar for spreading, / bhar for supporting, phar for pervasion, / sar for motion, thought, crushing and noise, / phur for shaking, har for taking.

Declension

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References

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  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “taraṇa”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead